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| name = Helen Hicks | image = Helen L. Hicks 1928.png | imagesize = | caption = Hicks in 1928 in Farmingdale, New York | fullname = Helen L. Hicks Harb | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|2|11}} | birth_place = Cedarhurst, New York | death_date = {{Death date and age|1974|12|16|1911|2|11}} | death_place = | height = | weight = | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = | spouse = {{marriage|Whitney Harb|1938|1948}} | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1934 | retired = | tour = | extour = LPGA Tour (Founder) | prowins = 2 | lpgawins = 2 | otherwins = | majorwins = 2 | western = Won: 1937 | titleholders = Won: 1940 | lpga = | wusopen = | wghofid = | wghofyear = | awardssection = }} Helen L. Hicks Harb (February 11, 1911 – December 16, 1974)[1] was an American professional golfer and one of 13 founders of the LPGA in 1950. BiographyHicks was born in Cedarhurst, New York.[1] She began playing golf at the age of 15, after being taught by her father. She attended Lawrence High School, where she played basketball for her school's team while simultaneously competing and winning such tournaments as the Junior Girls' Championship of the Metropolitan Women's Golf Association.[2] She had a successful amateur career, reaching the finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur twice.[3] She beat Glenna Collett Vare in 1931[4] and lost to Virginia Van Wie in 1933.[5] She won several other amateur tournaments and played on the first U.S. Curtis Cup team in 1932. In 1934, Hicks became one of the first women to turned professional; signing with the Wilson Sporting Goods Company to promote their golf equipment.[6] Hicks won two tournaments as a professional that are now considered LPGA major championships: the 1937 Women's Western Open and the 1940 Titleholders Championship. From 1938 to 1948, she competed as Helen Hicks Harb after marrying Whitney Harb. In 1950, Hicks was one of 13 women that founded the LPGA. Hicks died of throat cancer in 1974. Hicks is sometimes confused with contemporary Betty Hicks who won the 1941 U.S. Women's Amateur. Tournament winsthis list is incomplete
Major championshipsWins (2)
Team appearancesAmateur
References1. ^1 {{cite book |last1=Elliott |first1=Len |first2=Barbara |last2=Kelly |title=Who's Who in Golf |year=1976 |publisher=Arlington House |location=New Rochelle, New York |isbn=0-87000-225-2 |page=90}} 2. ^{{cite web |last=Rhonda |first= Glenn |authorlink=Rhonda Glenn |url=http://www.usga.org/articles/2010/12/on-the-early-road-with-helen-hicks-2147491640.html |title=On The Early Road With Helen Hicks |publisher=USGA |date=December 26, 2010 |accessdate=January 15, 2017 |quote=Born into a jovial and athletic family on Feb. 11, 1911, in Cedarhurst, N.Y., Hicks, like many girls, was introduced to golf by her father. Young Helen began playing at the age of 15 and improved rapidly. She won the Metropolitan Women’s Golf Association Junior Girls’ Championship at the same time she was starring as a basketball player for Lawrence High School.}} 3. ^U.S. Women's Amateur champions 4. ^1931 U.S. Women's Amateur 5. ^1933 U.S. Women's Amateur 6. ^Women's Eastern Golf Association - past champions External links
8 : American female golfers|LPGA Tour golfers|Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships|Winners of LPGA major golf championships|Golfers from New York (state)|People from Cedarhurst, New York|1911 births|1974 deaths |
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